starchy
adjective
of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
starchiness
-
a word derived from
starchy.
Example Sentences
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Irish playwright Conor McPherson has adapted Anton Chekhov’s 1897 drama, and the result is a conversational English version without any of the starchiness that attaches to the more self-consciously “classical” translations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
Rice in America has gotten a bad reputation, Johnson says, with some nutritionists disliking its starchiness and tendency to cause spikes in blood sugar.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
But Ali, done up with Igor Stravinsky’s stern glasses and spindly mustache, is majestic, with a genteel starchiness that soon reveals tragic layers.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2018
Mary struggles to contain her fury; Elizabeth hides a vicious heart behind her starchiness.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2016
A state of spiritual, mental or emotional starchiness that precedes a bluff.
From The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. by Elbert Hubbard
